Obituaries

Shirley Marie Davis

Shirley Marie Davis

Jul 13, 2013

Shirley Davis, age 82, of Granton, WI died Saturday, July 13, 2013 at her home.Shirley Marie Davis was born on December 12, 1930 in the Town of York, Granton, WI, the daughter of Truman Eldred and Myrtie Mae (Peaslee) Davis. She lived with her brother, Warren, her entire life and was a life-long member of the York Center United Methodist...

Lillian M Covert

Lillian M Covert

Jul 8, 2013

Lillian M. Covert, age 64 of Marshfield, WI passed away of natural causes on Monday, July 8, 2013 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield.She is survived by her husband, Ronald G. Covert of Marshfield, WI and 3 children, Tina (Tom) Glassbrenner of Neillsville, Donald Garretts of Marshfield, WI and Shannan Nipple of Walworth, WI. She is further survived by 4...

Emma H Sester

Emma H Sester

Jul 7, 2013

Emma Sester, age 101, of Neillsville, WI died Sunday, July 7, 2013 at her home in the Neillsville Retirement Community.Emma Hermina Schultz was born on November 16, 1911 in the Town of Hewett, Clark County, Wisconsin. She attended local schools and then moved to Oshkosh and lived with relatives. Later, she moved to Watertown, where she met Gilbert Bell, they...

Carol J Mohr

Carol J Mohr

Jun 21, 2013

Carol Mohr, age 65, of Neillsville, WI died on Friday, June 21, 2013 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield, WI.Carol Jean Houck was born on October 17, 1947 in Chicago, IL the daughter of Robert and Laverne (Piehl) Houck. After high school she went to business school for 2 years and that lead to a job working for her Uncle's...

Billy Lee Young

Billy Lee Young

Jun 21, 2013

Billy Young, age 65, of Neillsville, WI died on Friday, June 21, 2013 at the Neillsville Care and Rehabilitation Center.Billy Lee Young was born on May 31, 1948 in Marietta, Ohio the son of Billy Lee and Norma (Abbott) Young Sr. His family moved to Muncie, Indiana where he spent his childhood. He worked with his dad for Tropicana Co....

Jay L Meddaugh

Jay L Meddaugh

Jun 6, 2013

Jay Meddaugh, age 48, of Granton, WI entered into eternal rest Thursday, June 6, 2013.Jay Logan Meddaugh was born on January 19, 1965 in Neillsville, WI the son of Gordon Neil and Lorraine (Bender) Meddaugh. Jay farmed on the Meddaugh Ranch and worked at several area farms including some cranberry bogs while he was going to school in Granton. He...

Arlene M Thomas

Arlene M Thomas

Jun 4, 2013

Arlene Thomas, age 83, of Neillsville, WI died Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield, WI.Arlene Mae Etta was born on July 31, 1929 in Greenwood, WI the daughter of Arthur and Julia Lila (Radke) Etta. She was a devoted wife to Frank, a loving mother to her six children and a caring Grandmother and Great Grandmother.She...

Josephine Medicke

Josephine Medicke

May 31, 2013

Josephine Medicke, age 99, of Neillsville, WI died on Friday, May 31, 2013 at the Neillsville Care and Rehabilitation Center.Josephine Medicke was born in Milwaukee, WI on March 13, 1914. She was adopted by Herman and Ida Kohls nine months later. She grew up on a farm in the Curtis area and graduated from Owen High School. She earned a...

David Patrick Kowal

David Patrick Kowal

May 26, 2013

David Kowal, age 45, of Granton, WI died Sunday, May 26, 2013 at his residence.David Patrick Kowal was born on March 7, 1968 in Cook County, IL. He was united in marriage to Barbara A. Kohler on July 2, 1988 in Glen Ellyn, IL. David worked as a mechanic for several companies in the area, and his favorite saying was...

Norma S Normington Vine

Norma S Normington Vine

May 26, 2013

Norma Normington Vine of Pittsville, WI formerly of Wisconsin Rapids, WI passed away May 26, 2013 at the age of 89 due to complications from a recent health issue.Norma was born on April 7, 1924 in Ohio to Alice and Colonel Phillip Shotwell. As a child of a service officer Norma frequently moved all around the world wherever her father...

June R Gault

June R Gault

May 11, 2013

June Rose (Lindow) Gault, 83, died Saturday, May 11, 2013 at the Neillsville Care & Rehab. She was struggling with Alzheimer's and its many complications.June was born August 9, 1929 in the Town of Lynn, to Rose (Seehafer) & Raymond Lindow. She received her elementary education at Maple Grove School, Town of Lynn, and graduated June 2, 1947 from Marshfield...

Eileen Conley

Eileen Conley

May 7, 2013

Eileen Conley, age 93, of Granton, WI died Tuesday, May 07, 2013 at the Neillsville Care and Rehabilitation Center, where she has resided for the past six years.Eileen Smyth was born on October 12, 1919 in Chicago, IL the daughter of Francis Henry and Ida Augusta (Schuett) Smyth. When she was six weeks old, her and her family moved to...

Helena Virginia Thompson

Helena Virginia Thompson

May 6, 2013

Funeral Home:Gesche Funeral Home4 South Grand AvenueNeillsville, WIUS 54456

Harold Eugene Springstead

Harold Eugene Springstead

May 5, 2013

Harold Springstead, age 78, of Neillsville, WI died Sunday, May 5, 2013 at the Memorial Medical Center in Neillsville, WI.Harold Eugene Springstead was born on November 21, 1934 in Elmwood, WI the son of Ralph and Edith (Shelto) Springstead. Harold worked for many years at the Neillsville Foundry and as a handyman in the area, helping people with everything from...

Alfred J Boon

Alfred J Boon

Apr 29, 2013

Alfred Boon, age 95, of Neillsville, WI died Monday, April 29, 2012 at the Neillsville Care and Rehabilitation Center.Alfred James Boon was born on June 14, 1917 at home in the Town of Weston the son of Leonard and Ethel (Brown) Boon. He graduated from the Forman School and went to work farming, logging and eventually running a milk route...

Marie H Ratsch

Marie H Ratsch

Apr 27, 2013

Marie H. Ratsch, age 86, of Neillsville, died on Saturday, April 27, 2013 and the Neillsville Care and Rehabilitation Center.Marie Hope Daniels was born was born on April 3, 1927 at home in the town of Grant in Clark County, Wisconsin, the daughter of Frederick and Grace (Pool) Daniels. Marie attended Granton Schools and graduated Valedictorian of the class of...

Gordon B Thoma

Gordon B Thoma

Apr 19, 2013

Gordon B. Thoma, age 79, of Greenwood, WI, died on Friday, April 19, 2013 at the Neillsville Care and Rehabilitation Center.Gordon Bobby Thoma was born on October 29, 1933 on the family farm in Globe, WI the son of Frank Carl and Minnie (Meihak) Thoma. He attended the Globe Grade School and worked on the family farm. On January 7,...

Viola I Hagedorn

Viola I Hagedorn

Apr 12, 2013

Viola I. Hagedorn, age 85, of Neillsville, WI, died on Friday, April 12, 2013 at Neillsville Care and Rehabilitation Center.Viola Isabelle VanKirk was born on May 10, 1927 in Arlington, Washington to Clara (Anderson) and Albert James VanKirk. When she was only a few months old her family moved to Sparta, WI and in 1939, when Viola was 12 they...

Larry L Boyer

Larry L Boyer

Apr 7, 2013

Larry L. Boyer, age 62, of Neillsville, WI died on Sunday, April 7, 2013 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, WI.Larry was born on June 16, 1950 the son of Arvid "Bob" George and Dona Jean (Spencer) Boyer. He attended school in Neillsville and graduated in 1968. He then attended UW Eau Claire for 5 years. On June 29,...

Delores J Opelt

Delores J Opelt

Apr 1, 2013

Delores June Opelt, age 82, of Granton, WI passed away on Monday, April 1, 2013 at the House of the Dove in Marshfield, WI after a battle with pneumonia and POCD.Delores was born on November 26, 1930 to Wayne and Marion (Bremer) Bush in Neillsville, WI. Her dad was a truck driver so they moved throughout Wisconsin during her childhood...

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